1.   But with the incumbent, Fossella, leaving the Council and running for Congress, the Democrats insist that they have a strong chance to retake the seat.

2.   City Council results reflected reform sentiment, with Carol Schwartz, a popular Republican and foe of Mayor Marion Barry, retaking a seat.

3.   He spent five minutes in the pulpit, then suddenly retook his seat.

4.   Now in his second term in the U.S. Senate, he is a candidate to retake that seat.

5.   Former GOP Sen. Mack Mattingly stepped forward, but privately, Republicans concede they have little chance of retaking a seat they once thought was safely theirs.

6.   It has refused to retake the seat since.

7.   South Africa also hoped to retake its seat in the UN General Assembly by the end of June, Vice-President Thabo Mbeki said last week.

8.   South Africa hopes to retake its seat in the UN General Assembly by the end of June said Vice President Thabo Mbeki Thursday.